Living in Hunter x Hunter

Chapter 143 Jin's Luck

"He fainted, what should we do?"

"He succeeded in the challenge, and this core belongs to him. Just leave him here; nothing will happen to him in the spiritual land. Of course, if he encounters other examinees, it's just bad luck."

Looking at the unconscious Shariel, Baal, the high priest of the Earth Spirit Land, sighed, "As expected, there is no such thing as absolute invincibility!"

The reason for this sentiment is that I previously believed that as long as one mastered the five elements and cultivated diligently, it would be difficult for anyone to become their opponent.

But this battle showed them that, given the right conditions, even the five spirits can be influenced and restrained by their abilities.

Very few candidates found the five sacred sites on the first day.

However, he has not yet been found and defeated by the martial artists of the Sky Arena.

Those who made it to the fourth exam were no ordinary candidates. Even if they were not on par with the martial artists of the Sky Arena, they wouldn't be hunted down so quickly.

On the first day, a total of six candidates obtained the core qualification.

Besides Shariel, there was Jin's five-person team.

However, because they are separated, it will be a bit troublesome to get them together again.

Kim's five-person team can now only act individually.

The second day arrived quickly.

Unlike the test takers, the martial artists participating in the Basen Challenge chose to cooperate.

Many of them were already familiar with each other.

Among them was a martial artist named Ollivander.

He is the strongest of the 50 people, and he is also a Nen user.

"It's much harder for us to enter the Spirit Land than for those candidates. Hunting candidates is one qualification, but if they have a core, that's also a qualification for the Spirit Land."

Martial artists, on the other hand, experienced something completely different.

Once the test takers are near a certain area and defeat a special Basen rainforest creature, they will come into contact with the Patch tribe in the Spirit Land.

But that wouldn't help them.

They have two paths. One is to find the sacred land through their own strength, but that is more difficult because the Patch tribe will use their abilities to stop them.

The second one is for the test takers.

"The marks I left on them will only last for seven days, which should be enough for you to find them." Dozens of small insects resembling ladybugs flew out of Olfan's hand.

Ollivant is a Nen user, and a Specialist at that.

The ability isn't some powerful ability, but rather something related to searching.

They directly leave a "mark" on other people, or more accurately, leave a scent, and the scent-seeking insect on their hands is called the scent-seeking insect.

Before coming to the Sky Arena, Ollivander was also a well-known manhunter.

It can be said that with the help of Olfan's abilities, other martial artists can quickly find the examinees in the Basen Rainforest.

However, because they have a fixed target, they are not guaranteed to find all the test takers.

"Lord Lucci, are you doing this because you don't intend for these candidates to pass the exam?"

These martial artists did not believe that Lucci was unaware of Ollivan's abilities.

With such a skill, test takers simply cannot maintain it for long.

"Don't misunderstand. Although Lord Lucci mentioned hunting at first, our relationship with the examinees is not necessarily one of complete hostility."

"If we cannot find the sacred site and enter it to be tested through our own abilities, then we must strive to become candidates."

Some martial artists have very quick minds.

"If possible, then naturally we should get the best reward; we need to visit all five sacred lands."

Instead of idly chatting, they quickly got to work.

After all, both exams and challenges have time limits.

Jin walked carefully through the Basen rainforest without rejoining the rest of the team; one had to be much more cautious when moving through the rainforest.

It's no longer possible to simply kill the creatures that are blocking your way, as was done before.

It takes a lot of time and effort.

Gold is the preferred choice to avoid.

Meanwhile, he was still thinking that he had now obtained a wood element core, and he did not choose to continue the challenge.

He had already put a lot of effort into just this one core, and he had no confidence in passing the challenge if he continued. It was better to waste time trying.

It would be better to quickly find other sacred sites.

Will the triggering methods for other spiritual sites be the same?

Jin would occasionally jump to the treetops to look at the surroundings. The fog was so thick that he couldn't even tell which way he was going, and he also wanted to see if he would encounter the same situation again.

Along the way, they encountered many rainforest creatures, which Jin avoided whenever possible.

Having exceptional abilities that are almost innate, it wasn't too difficult for Jin.

Until they encountered a bright red bird, which looked like a woodpecker.

The woodpecker was "working," but Jin's sudden passing by caught its attention.

Logically, Jin should be in a state of near-extinction, having eliminated his aura as much as possible, so ordinary birds shouldn't be able to detect him at all.

But the woodpecker stopped what it was doing and looked at him.

Most importantly, when the other person saw Jin, they were startled because the distance was a bit close. Then they turned their small eyes, as if they were thinking.

Then he simply followed Jin and gazed into the distance.

At first, Jin didn't know why, but he soon understood.

This woodpecker had actually awakened Nen, and he was following Jin to learn how Jin could conceal his own aura.

A woodpecker was learning his ability to read words.

This completely refreshed Jin's understanding.

The woodpecker's display of wisdom made the Jin people want to make contact with it.

Kim has a strong affinity for animals and quickly became close to the woodpecker. Kim even took the initiative to teach the woodpecker how to use its ultimate skill.

Lucci noticed this scene as well.

No wonder he's called the "chosen one"!

What luck!

Since Phoenix made the Basen Rainforest his home, his influence has spread throughout the Basen Rainforest. First, his ability as a higher bird of prey naturally allows him to dominate birds.

Phoenix in the Basen rainforest also has its own bird family.

Many birds have developed their mental abilities, though they are not particularly strong, and even those with intelligence are relatively few.

But Jin unexpectedly ran into one.

And they even managed to build a good relationship with him.

These birds have a good relationship with the Pachi people and often visit the sacred site.

Led by the woodpecker, Jin headed directly to the Fire Spirit Land.

Because of Phoenix, Fire Spirits has the largest bird population.

However, Jin was a bit unlucky before he got close to the Fire Spirit Land, as he was blocked by a martial artist.

"If I remember correctly, you should be candidate number 2, right? My luck isn't very good either," Lester said helplessly.

Gold was not his target.

"Then can I have your number plate?" Although it wasn't his target, he could get it for someone else and use it for exchange later.